Top 100 Middle East Blogs And Websites To Follow in 2019

Last Updated Jan 23, 2019

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London, UKAbout Blog The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is an independent media research institution founded to foster a fair and accurate coverage of Middle Eastern issues and in particular the Palestine question in the Western Media.Frequency about 168 posts per week. Websitemiddleeastmonitor.comFacebook fans 1,132,776. Twitter followers 78,083.

About Blog Middle East Eye is an independently funded online news organisation that was founded in February 2014. We aim to be the primary portal of Middle East news and our target audience are all those communities of readers living in and around the region that care deeply for its fateFrequency about 84 posts per week. Websitemiddleeasteye.netFacebook fans 859,077. Twitter followers 149,758.

Washington, DCAbout Blog Al-Monitor is an award-winning media site dedicated to in-depth coverage and analysis of the Middle East. It brings together, on one platform, many of the region’s most prominent journalists, and translates their work into English. The site also provides reporting from a diverse array of independent media partners throughout the Middle EastFrequency about 28 posts per week. Websiteal-monitor.com/pulse/home.htmlFacebook fans 212,780. Twitter followers 111,422.

JordanAbout Blog Al Bawaba combines the most substantive content licensing system in the Arab World with a unique and growing news community, cutting edge technology and first rate journalism. Get Middle East News & Arab Headlines From A Local PerspectiveFrequency about 168 posts per week. Websitealbawaba.com/enFacebook fans 99,553. Twitter followers 17,022.

All over About Blog The Arabist was launched in Cairo in November 2003, by Issandr El Amrani, partly in response to the the lack of interest in the domestic politics of Arab countries in much Western media. It has long focused on Egypt but also follows broader issues in the Arab world, US policy in the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and cultural developments throughout the region. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitearabist.netFacebook fans 5,519. Twitter followers 108,995.

Washington, DCAbout Blog The Atlantic covers news and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international and life on the official site of The Atlantic Magazine. Shadi Hamid is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitetheatlantic.com/author/shadi..Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 107,643.

LondonAbout Blog LSE MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region. The LSE Middle East Centre aims to increase LSE capability to engage with countries in the Middle East.Frequency about 1 post per week. Websiteblogs.lse.ac.uk/mecFacebook fans 7,933. Twitter followers 14,577.

BahrainAbout Blog An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitemahmood.tvFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 11,166.

About Blog Jihadic is a clearinghouse for materials related to militant, transnational Sunni Islamism, commonly known as Jihadism. At the moment, much of this material is diffuse, known only to a few specialists, and inaccessible to the public and policymakers unless they pay a fee. Jihadica provides this material for free and keeps a daily record of its dissemination that can be easily searched and studied.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitejihadica.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 934.

San Francisco, CAAbout Blog Reddit is a community of millions of users engaging in the creation of content and the sharing of conversation across tens of thousands of topics. Get the latest Middle East news from Reddit Frequency about 19 posts per week. Websitereddit.com/r/MiddleEastNewsFacebook fans 1,142,346. Twitter followers 503,476.

CairoAbout Blog Egyptian Streets is an independent, young, and grass roots news media organization aimed at providing readers with an alternate depiction of events that occur on Egyptian and Middle Eastern streets, and to establish an engaging social platform for readers to discover and discuss the various issues that impact the regionFrequency about 13 posts per week. Since Jul 2012 Websiteegyptianstreets.comFacebook fans 257,962. Twitter followers 20,646.

IsraelAbout Blog Founded in 2003 by Aussie Dave, Israellycool has become one of the largest English-language blogs in Israel, and probably the best known. We strive to remain original, entertaining and informative.Frequency about 19 posts per week. Websiteisraellycool.comFacebook fans 20,646. Twitter followers 11,634.

LebanonAbout Blog Blog Baladi is the most popular Lebanese blog out there. Najib offers commentary on everything in Lebanon. Blog Baladi's mission is to showcase Lebanon and the Lebanese in all their true, gritty, depressing, beautiful, ever-hopeful and absolutely hilarious glory.Frequency about 6 posts per week. Since Jan 2012 Websiteblogbaladi.comFacebook fans 71,300. Twitter followers 13,909.

About Blog Daniel Pipes is president of the Middle East Forum. Get Commentary and Analysis on Radical Islam and the Middle East, by Daniel PipesFrequency about 1 post per month. Websitedanielpipes.orgFacebook fans 9,439. Twitter followers 27,036.

Washington, DCAbout Blog Middle East Report is a print and online magazine that provides informed and independent analysis of news and developments in the Middle East.Frequency about 3 posts per month. Websitemerip.orgFacebook fans 11,359. Twitter followers 6,908.

IsraelAbout Blog I Googled Israel has the very best things to see and do in Israel, the things to definitely try, and the food and entertainment options you'll swoon over! Frequency about 3 posts per month. Websiteigoogledisrael.comFacebook fans 140,554. Twitter followers 4,213.

Exploring Saudi Arabia About Blog A Finnish woman on a mission to explore Saudi Arabia since 2008. The aim of Blue Abaya website is to showcase the unique heritage, landscape and wildlife of Saudi Arabia, a land which still remains mysterious and unknown to so many. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websiteblueabaya.comFacebook fans 43,557. Twitter followers 4,188.

BeirutAbout Blog Taste of Beirut started in 2009 and its main purpose is to share Lebanese heritage with the world through recipes, anecdotes, and cultural tidbits. The Taste of Beirut Blog is filled with recipes, anecdotes, and cultural tidbits about Joumana Accad's Lebanese heritage. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitetasteofbeirut.com/blogFacebook fans 15,942. Twitter followers 1,681.

About Blog Kuwait Page is one website which is not just focused or targeted for a single ethnic group or community, but for all the people from all communities to benefit, and to break the barriers of communication between the communities residing in Kuwait; and that is what makes it stand out from among all the other similar sites available.Frequency about 168 posts per week. Websitekuwaitpage.onlineFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

About Blog Matters of the Belly is a food blog by Noha Serageldin,an Egyptian expat currently living in Australia with a focus on whole foods, healthy recipes. She shares the food she likes to cook and eat and the memories it evokes.Frequency about 1 post per month. Since Sep 2014 Websitemattersofthebelly.comFacebook fans 10,038. Twitter followers 205.

About Blog Syrian Free Press contains the archives of most important and Reliable Global War News. Frequency about 2 posts per week. Since Sep 2011 Websitesyrianfreepress.wordpress.comFacebook fans 4,694. Twitter followers 1,712.

London/DubaiAbout Blog Myfashdiary is a celebration of what I love in Women's Fashion, Beauty, Travel & Food. It includes style and tips fin dressing and beauty for women. Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websitemyfashdiary.comFacebook fans 15,787. Twitter followers 19,120.

KuwaitAbout Blog An Expat in Kuwait writing about her love for food, shopping, makeup and everything else under the sun.Frequency about 1 post per month. Since Dec 2015 Websiteaccordingtomimi.comFacebook fans 6. Twitter followers 26.

KuwaitAbout Blog I'm from California and have been in Kuwait for over 11 years. This is a blog full of my adventures and opinions while living in Kuwait.Frequency about 2 posts per month. Since Jan 2010 Websitelifeinkuwaitblog.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

KuwaitAbout Blog Al Hafiz Co. is a client centered, multi-faceted enterprise, where we provide state of the art design and print services to our valuable customers from diverse backgrounds. Our vision is to preserve leading domain of business enterprise in Kuwait commercial world with vision to gain trust and earn affiliations of our customers through the widest range of state of the art productsFrequency about 2 posts per week. Since Dec 2016 Websitealhafiz.com/blogFacebook fans 9,317. Twitter followers 1,386.

DubaiAbout Blog Born as blog and later evolved into a site and then a real portal, Dubay Blog is a network of websites and social pages about Dubai, UAE and the Middle East in general. Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websitedubayblog.comFacebook fans 12,034. Twitter followers 1,548.

About Blog Qunfuz is the Arabic word for ‘hedgehog’ or ‘porcupine’. I am Robin Yassin-Kassab, born in west London in 1969. Except for six months in Beirut, I grew up in England and Scotland. I have lived and worked in London, France, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Now I live in Scotland. In this space, i share my comments on Middle Eastern issues and politics.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitequnfuz.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

Dubai United Arab EmiratesAbout Blog Welcome to ‘My Custard Pie’.I’m Sally Prosser, food and travel blogger, a keen eater of good food and for me that’s about using the best, freshest, tastiest ingredients cooked from scratch. Draw up a chair at my kitchen table, come with me to the market, consider difficult choices about food (especially when you live in a desert) and share my cheese obsessions. Frequency about 1 post per month. Since Jan 2010 Websitemycustardpie.comFacebook fans 3,058. Twitter followers 11,593.

kuwaitAbout Blog Dalal Al Doub is one of the most prominent names and faces in the Middle East for fashion beauty. She launched onto the scene in 2012 with her blog Dalalid, sharing her daily personal style and make up tips. Her most important goal is to empower women in the region and continue contributing to the industry with high quality content.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitedalalid.comFacebook fans 10,505. Twitter followers 25,070.

Washington, DCAbout Blog Ottomans and Zionists- Blogging about Turkey and Israel, the two most interesting countries in the Middle East. It is written by Michael Koplow, Turkey and Israel observer, Red Sox obsessive, and father of three adorable kids.Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websiteottomansandzionists.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 6,315.

Saudi ArabiaAbout Blog Marriam Mossali is THE Middle East's Fashion Ambassador. She is the Middle East fashion scene, and also an entrepreneur, cultural activist and founder of Shoes and Drama, a super fun fashion and gossip blog.Frequency about 3 posts per month. Since Nov 2009 Websiteshoesanddrama.comFacebook fans 2,151. Twitter followers 3,253.

About Blog The Syria Fund is a non-profit organization that supports the purchasing and distribution of material goods to Syrians families and others affected by war and violence.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitethesyriafund.org/blogFacebook fans 1,570. Twitter followers 328.

DubaiAbout Blog Founded by Natalia Shustova, Shoestova has seen large success in the past three years and now runs over multiple media platforms with high level of exposure. Shoestova showcases Natalia’s personal work as a model, stylist and digital creative in addition to her collaborations with leading fashion brands and industry professionals.Frequency about 3 posts per month. Since Apr 2016 Websiteshoestova.comFacebook fans 4,967. Twitter followers 1,114.

EgyptAbout Blog Egyptian Chronicles is a news blog about Egypt, its news , its politics, its social affairs as well the Middle east issues and affairs.Frequency about 5 posts per week. Websiteegyptianchronicles.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 241,359.

KuwaitAbout Blog Ahmed Al-Refaie is an Illustrator from Kuwait. My mind is always spinning with ideas and I love to express them through art. I'm sparked with everything around me, spinning old cultures with a modern twist to bridge the gap between what’s modern and what’s traditionalFrequency about 1 post per month. Since Feb 2014 Websitemiddleeastrevised.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

Dubai, UAEAbout Blog The Fierce Diaries was founded by Nadya Hasan, a young UAE national, who thinks, lives and breathes fashion. With a flare for elegance and luxury, she accentuates each piece of her wardrobe, mixing both high street and luxury high end brands, to create a style as unique as her persona. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitethefiercediaries.com/blogFacebook fans 10,544. Twitter followers 12,153.

United Arab EmiratesAbout Blog Art Kentro is an online publication for the creative community in the UAE.. Art Kentro is the ultimate hub for the latest news on art events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Stay updated on all the latest events.Frequency about 3 posts per week. Websiteartkentro.comFacebook fans 33,443. Twitter followers 1,699.

Providence, RIAbout Blog Qifa Nabki is a blog about Levantine politics, history, and culture, written by Elias Muhanna, the Manning Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University. A specialist in Classical Arabic literature and Islamic intellectual history, Elias also writes frequently for such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and The GuardFrequency about 1 post per month. Websiteqifanabki.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 72,615.

London, EnglandAbout Blog I have developed my interest in the field of the GEOPOLITICS of ENERGY (OIL & GAS) in the MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA (MENA) over the course of several years. I help gathering timely intelligence and developing scenarios in relation to energy issues in the MENA. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitealessandrobacci.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 120.

About Blog Expat Panda is where I share the journey of my life as a 20 something, married, South African expat living in the Middle East. I began Expat Panda because I wanted to keep and share a record of my life and encourage other teachers to travel. So you can expect all sorts of tips for what it’s really like to live in the Gulf.Frequency about 2 posts per month. Since Jul 2016 Websiteexpatpanda.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

SyriaAbout Blog Syria Stories (previously Damascus Bureau) is a platform for independent Syrian journalists to share powerful stories from the conflict. These original pieces tell unique stories and provide honest and human perspectives on the personal struggles and suffering of Syrians both inside and outside the country.Frequency about 2 posts per week. Since May 2010 Websitesyriastories.netFacebook fans 24,442. Twitter followers 2,465.

Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAbout Blog I am an American woman. In the fall of 2007, we uprooted our lives, our teenaged son, and left life as I always knew it for the desert sands of Saudi Arabia. I write this blog for the benefit of my friends and family that I left behind back home in America. These are my feelings, impressions, and experiences - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Frequency about 1 post per month. Since May 2007 Websitesusiesbigadventure.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 3,366.

About Blog Welcome to The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer by James Dorsey. Soccer in the Middle East and North Africa is played as much on as off the pitch. Stadiums are a symbol of the battle for political freedom; economic opportunity; ethnic, religious and national identity; and gender rights. This blog explores the role of soccer at a time of transition from autocratic rule to a more open society.Frequency about 2 posts per week. Websitemideastsoccer.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 3,450.

About Blog Welcome to Pink Jinn, the politics and culture blog that tells stories, unravels misconceptions and celebrates the beauty of the Middle East and North Africa. Whether you’re a professional working in the region, a student of Middle Eastern languages, politics or culture, or you’re simply trying to understand the stories dominating the news headlines, you’re in the right place!Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websitepinkjinn.comFacebook fans 1,411. Twitter followers 218.

alanya /antalya / türkiyeAbout Blog Summer Home Real Estate is a Turkish real estate with the main office in a wonderful seaside town Alanya on the Turkish Riviera, centrally located in fabulous Damlatas area, close to the historical centre as well as the blue-flag-certified Cleopatra Beach. Follow this blog to know about real estate in Turkey.Frequency about 5 posts per week. Websitesummerhome.com.tr/blogFacebook fans 210. Twitter followers 494.

About Blog A teacher, blogger, writer, surfer, husband, father of one, life-long traveler, sharing stories about an extended season in the Kingdom.Frequency about 1 post per month. Since Jun 2012 Websitesaudi-season.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

YemenAbout Blog Diving into the journalism ocean since 2008, Yemeni blogger and freelance writer, Afrah Nasser has been telling the untold stories about Yemen. Such stories had a high price for Nasser that she had to pay. She's been a political refugee in Sweden since May 2011 after receiving death threats for her anti-regime writings during Yemen's 2011 uprising.Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websiteafrahnasser.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 37,753.

About Blog We are scholars concerned about stereotypes, misinformation and propaganda spread in the media and academic forums on Islam and the Middle East. We are committed to fair, open-ended scholarly assessment of the current political issues of terrorism, gender inequality and intoleranceFrequency about 1 post per month. Websitetabsir.netFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 900.

JerusalemAbout Blog The "Middle East and Terrorism" Blog was created in order to supply information about the implication of Arab countries and Iran in terrorism all over the world.Frequency about 56 posts per week. Websiteisraelagainstterror.blogspot..Facebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 203.

Los AngelesAbout Blog The Middle Easterner is a publication of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development (UCLA CMED), part of the International Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. We aim to provide commentary, opinions, insight, and resources related to the Middle East & North Africa from a diverse range of voices in the UCLA community and beyond.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitemiddleeasterner.netFacebook fans 977. Twitter followers 434.

About Blog A Syrian awakening in a modern world that's gone insane. Maysaloon is significant to all Syrians and is remembered every year on July 24th. I am now sufficiently motivated to add my voice to the growing community of Arab bloggers giving a critical and Arabic perspective on the events and people of the Middle East, free from Orientalist assumptions and prejudice.Frequency about 1 post per month. Since Jul 2006 Websitemaysaloon.orgFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 6,734.

DubaiAbout Blog ‘Beauty By Eljammi’ is a journal that shares everything about beauty , fashion and lifestyle . topics that you want to know the most , covering and talking about trends in everything , reviewing the best and worst and sharing harsh opinion ! ‘Beauty By Eljammi’ was created in 2013 by Eljammi Gozalli , who has been working in fashion/beauty industry for 5 years. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitebeautybyeljammi.comFacebook fans 6,929. Twitter followers 331.

About Blog Iran News Blog covers the latest news from Iran, within the prespective of the ancient cultural heritage of Iran such as Zoroastrianism.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websiteirannewsblog.blogspot.comFacebook fans 18,347. Twitter followers 266.

About Blog Welcome to the Middle East Today. The Middle East has traditionally been important for the world economy. The Middle East situation today has an impact on all aspects of life in America and much of the world. Middle East Today provides an enlightened discussion of important topics in the Middle EastFrequency about 1 post per month. Websitemid-east-today.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

About Blog Nickolay E. Mladenov is the Special UN Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, former SRSG for Iraq, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Bulgaria. Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitemladenov.orgFacebook fans 31,916. Twitter followers 40,366.

Holycross(HX)/Dubai/RiyadhAbout Blog The HX Report started out as something else. In the distant past, it was about news & local news from back home, for HX locals who had departed to foreign shores. But it’s moved on a bit. If it’s about anything now, MB would say it’s about demonstrating that, at the end of the day, whether we live in HX or in the Middle East or wherever, we all have far more in commonFrequency about 1 post per week. Websitemichealdebarra.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 124.

About Blog Expat teacher, compulsive daydreamer, serial organiser. Normally found in the gym, or near the wine.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websiteamateuradu1t.blogspot.comFacebook fans 112. Twitter followers n/a.

AustraliaAbout Blog Between Deserts draws on first hand experience of travel and study in the Middle East and Asia as well as study of topics including international relations, Islamist politics, radicalisation, Arabic language and cross-cultural dialogue.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitebetweendeserts.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers 34.

About Blog My name is James Devine. I am an Associate Professor at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick Canada, where I teach international politics. My research focuses on the politics of the Middle East, and the domestic politics and foreign policy of Iran in particular.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websiteiranonline.blogFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

Leiden, NetherlandsAbout Blog Heleen Murre-van den Berg writes about Globalization, Christianity and the Middle East – with and referring to in, of, from or about, and globalization referring to entangled histories and fluid boundaries between Christianity, the Middle East and the rest of the world.Frequency about 1 post per month. Websitehlmvandenberg.meFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

About Blog A Mid-East Journal is a journal charting events in the Middle East and beyond concerning the eventual settlement of the Israel-Palestine situation.Frequency about 2 posts per month. Websitea-mid-east-journal.blogspot.comFacebook fans n/a. Twitter followers n/a.

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